Storage container

ABSTRACT

A storage container for a refrigerator includes a first storage box and a second storage box. The first storage box includes a first bottom wall and a first peripheral wall surrounding the first bottom wall. The first bottom wall and the first peripheral wall cooperatively define a first storage space. The second storage box includes a second bottom wall and a second peripheral wall surrounding the second bottom wall. The second bottom wall and the second peripheral wall cooperatively define a second storage space. The second bottom wall is formed by an extended portion of the first peripheral wall.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No.201721887380.0 filed on Dec. 28, 2017, the contents of which areincorporated by reference herein.

FIELD

The subject matter herein generally relates to storage containers, andmore particularly to a storage container for use in a refrigerator.

BACKGROUND

Generally, food products for babies need to be kept orderly in arefrigerator.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Implementations of the present disclosure will now be described, by wayof example only, with reference to the attached figures.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of a storagecontainer assembled to a door of a refrigerator in accordance with anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an isometric view of the storage container in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is another isometric view of the storage container in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is another isometric view of the storage container in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration,where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among thedifferent figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. Inaddition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide athorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, itwill be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that theembodiments described herein can be practiced without these specificdetails. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have notbeen described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevantfeature being described. The drawings are not necessarily to scale andthe proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustratedetails and features. The description is not to be considered aslimiting the scope of the embodiments described herein.

Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now bepresented.

The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to theparticular dimension, shape, or other word that “substantially”modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example,“substantially cylindrical” means that the object resembles a cylinder,but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term“comprising” means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; itspecifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in aso-described combination, group, series and the like.

FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a storage container 10 for use in arefrigerator (not shown). The storage container 10 is used for storingand maintaining cleanliness of baby products or other objects. Indetail, the storage container 10 may be used on a door of therefrigerator 20.

Referring to FIG. 2, the storage container 10 includes at least a firststorage box 11 and a second storage box 12. The first storage box 11 andthe second storage box 12 may store different kinds of objects. Thefirst storage box 11 and the second storage box 12 are adjacentlysituated.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first storage box 11 includes a first bottomwall 111 and a first peripheral wall 113. The first peripheral wall 113surrounds a perimeter of the first bottom wall 111 and cooperativelydefines a first storage space 115 with the first bottom wall 111. Thefirst storage space 115 receives objects therein.

In detail, the first peripheral wall 113 includes a first left sidewall1131, a first right sidewall 1132, a first front wall 1133, and a firstback wall 1134. The first left sidewall 1131 and the first rightsidewall 1132 are oppositely arranged. The first front wall 1133 and thefirst back wall 1134 are oppositely arranged. In at least oneembodiment, the first left sidewall 1131 and the first right sidewall1132 are angled toward each other toward the first front wall 1133.

Referring to FIG. 4, the second storage box 12 includes a second bottomwall 121 and a second peripheral wall 123. The second peripheral wall123 surrounds a perimeter of the second bottom wall 121 andcooperatively defines a second storage space 125 with the second bottomwall 121. The second storage space 125 receives objects therein. Thesecond bottom wall 121 is arranged on the first back wall 1134 andextends away from the first front wall 1133. The second bottom wall 121is positioned between two ends of the first back wall 1134 and includestwo ends of the first back wall 1134.

In at least one embodiment, the second storage box 12 and the firststorage box 11 are not arranged on a same plane. In detail, the secondbottom wall 121 is substantially perpendicular to the first back wall1134 and substantially parallel to the first bottom wall 111 andarranged away from the first bottom wall 111 extending away from thefirst front wall 1133. Thus, the first bottom wall 111 and the secondbottom wall 121 are positioned separately at two ends of the first backwall 1134 to form the storage container 10 in a stepped fashion.

In detail, the second peripheral wall 123 includes a second leftsidewall 1231, a second right sidewall 1232, a second front wall 1233,and a second back wall 1234. The second left sidewall 1231 and thesecond right sidewall 1232 are oppositely arranged. The second frontwall 1233 and the second back wall 1234 are oppositely arranged. In atleast one embodiment, the second front wall 1233 is positioned at ajunction between the first back wall 1134 and the second bottom wall 121and extends from the first back wall 1134 away from the first bottomwall 111.

To strengthen a junction between the first storage box 11 and the secondstorage box 12, a plurality of ribs 13 are arranged between the firststorage box 11 and the second storage box 12. In at least oneembodiment, the ribs 13 are arranged at a junction between the secondbottom wall 121 and the first back wall 1134. The ribs 13 aresubstantially right-trapezoidal. To maintain an appearance of thestorage container 10, the first left sidewall 1131 and the first rightsidewall 1132 each extend away from the first front wall 1133 toward thesecond back wall 1234 to form a left flange 1135 and a right flange1136. The left flange 1135 and the right flange 1136 are used forblocking sight of the ribs 13. In another embodiment, the ribs 13 mayalso be arranged on an inner surface of the left flange 1135 and theright flange 1136 to strengthen coupling of the left flange 1135, theright flange 1136, and the second bottom wall 121.

In another embodiment, the second storage box 12 and the first storagebox 11 are not positioned on a same plane. In detail, the second bottomwall 121 is substantially perpendicular to the first back wall 1134 andextends parallel to the first bottom wall 111 and away from the firstfront wall 1133. The second bottom wall 121 is arranged between two endsof the first back wall 1134 and does not include the two ends of thefirst back wall 1134 to form the storage container 10 in a steppedfashion. The second front wall 1233 is a portion of the first back wall1134 at a junction between the second bottom wall 121 and the first backwall 1134 and extending away from the first bottom wall 111.

In another embodiment, the second storage box 12 and the first storagebox 11 are positioned on a same plane. The second bottom wall 121 isformed at a junction between the first bottom wall 111 and the firstback wall 1134 extending away from the first front wall 1133. The secondleft sidewall 1231 is formed at a junction between the first leftsidewall 1131 and the first back wall 1134 extending away from the firstfront wall 1133, and the second right sidewall 1232 is formed at ajunction between the first right sidewall 1132 and the first backsidewall 1134 extending away from the first front wall 1133.

The second storage box 12 further includes at least one limiting plate126. The limiting plate 126 limits a position of objects within thesecond storage box 12 to prevent the objects from moving or falling overwhen opening the door 20. In at least one embodiment, the limiting plate126 is substantially rectangular and arranged within the second storagespace 125 to divide the second storage space 125 into at least twoportions. The limiting plate 126 substantially faces the second leftsidewall 1231 and the second right sidewall 1232 and is substantiallyperpendicular to the second bottom plate 121. A quantity and position ofthe limiting plate 126 may be changed according to requirements. Forexample, the limiting plate 126 may be positioned facing the secondfront wall 1233 and the second back wall 1234 and perpendicular to thesecond bottom wall 121.

The storage container 10 further includes at least one separating plate127 to define a plurality of storage spaces so that a user may designateobjects to be placed in different spaces, thereby maintaining tidinessof the storage container 10. In at least one embodiment, the separatingplate 127 is arranged within the second storage space 125 to divide thesecond storage space 125 and define a third storage space 128. Indetail, the separating plate 127 is arranged between the second leftsidewall 1231 and the second right sidewall 1232 and faces the secondfront wall 1233. The third storage space 128 may be rectangular.

In another embodiment, the separating plate 127 may be arranged withinthe first storage space 115 to divide the first storage space 115.

The storage container 10 may further include an installing portion 14 toinstall the storage container 10 on the refrigerator. For example, theinstalling portion 14 may be a slotted structure to assist in installingthe storage container 10 on the door 20. The installing portion 14 mayprotrude vertically from the left flange 1135 and the right flange 1136,for example. To maintain an appearance of the storage container 10, thesecond left sidewall 1231 and the second right sidewall 1232 may includea blocking plate 15 for blocking sight of the installing portion 14 (asshown in FIG. 2).

Referring to FIG. 5, for convenient storage and retrieval of objects,the storage container 10 may be configured in an angled orientationrelative to the door 20. In at least one embodiment, an angle betweenthe second back wall 1234 and the second bottom wall 121 may be greaterthan 90 degrees. The angle between the second back wall 1234 and thesecond bottom wall 121 may be 110 degrees, so that when the installingportion 14 installs the storage container 10 on the door 20 to make thesecond back wall 1234 attached to the door 20, the storage container 10is angled 20 degrees relative to the door 20.

As described above, the storage container 10 is installed on therefrigerator. The storage container 10 includes at least the firststorage box 11 and the second storage box 12 to satisfy storagerequirements of a user. The second bottom wall 121 is substantiallyperpendicular to the first back wall 1134 and non-planar with the firstbottom wall 111, thereby being formed in a stepped fashion. In addition,an angle between the second back wall 1234 and the second bottom wall121 is greater than 90 degrees to configure the storage container 10 inan angled orientation relative to the door 20, thereby achievingconvenient storage and retrieval of objects stored in the storagecontainer 10.

The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Even thoughnumerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology havebeen set forth in the foregoing description, together with details ofthe structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure isillustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, including inmatters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within theprinciples of the present disclosure up to, and including, the fullextent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in theclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A storage container for a refrigerator, thestorage container comprising: a first storage box comprising a firstbottom wall and a first peripheral wall surrounding the first bottomwall, the first bottom wall and the first peripheral wall cooperativelydefining a first storage space; a second storage box comprising a secondbottom wall and a second peripheral wall surrounding the second bottomwall, the second bottom wall and the second peripheral wallcooperatively defining a second storage space; wherein the second bottomwall is formed by an extended portion of the first peripheral wall. 2.The storage container of claim 1, wherein the first peripheral wallcomprises a first left sidewall, a first right sidewall, a first frontwall, and a first back wall; the first left sidewall and the first rightsidewall are oppositely arranged; the first front wall and the firstback wall are oppositely arranged; the first left sidewall and the firstright sidewall are angled toward each other toward the first front wall;the second bottom wall is formed by the first back wall extending awayfrom the first front wall.
 3. The storage container of claim 2, whereinthe second peripheral wall comprises a second left sidewall, a secondright sidewall, a second front wall, and a second back wall; the secondleft sidewall and the second right sidewall; the second front wall andthe second back wall are oppositely arranged; the second bottom wall isformed by a portion of the first back wall located away from the firstbottom wall extending away from the first front wall.
 4. The storagecontainer of claim 3, wherein the first bottom wall and the secondbottom wall are positioned at opposite ends of the first back wall; thefirst storage box and the second storage box are positioned in a steppedfashion; the second front wall is formed to extend away from the firstbottom wall from a portion of the first back wall away from the firstbottom wall; the second front wall is positioned at a junction betweenthe first back wall and the second bottom wall.
 5. The storage containerof claim 3, wherein the second bottom wall is formed by a portion of thefirst back wall between two ends of the first back wall extending awayfrom the first front wall; the second bottom wall is parallel to thefirst bottom wall; the first storage box and the second storage box arepositioned in a stepped fashion; the second front wall is a portion ofthe first back wall extending away from the first bottom wall from ajunction between the second bottom wall and the first back wall.
 6. Thestorage container of claim 3, wherein the second bottom wall is arrangedat a junction between the first bottom wall and the first back wall andis formed to extend away from the first front wall; the first bottomwall and the second bottom wall are coplanar.
 7. The storage containerof claim 3, wherein an angle between the second back wall and the secondbottom wall is greater than 90 degrees; the second back wall is attachedto the refrigerator to configure the storage container in an angledorientation relative to the refrigerator.
 8. The storage container ofclaim 3, wherein the second storage box comprises at least oneseparating plate arranged within the second storage space to divide thesecond storage space into at least two portions.
 9. The storagecontainer of claim 1, wherein the second storage box comprises at leastone limiting plate arranged within the second storage space to designatea position therein for receiving an object.
 10. A refrigeratorcomprising a storage container comprising: a first storage boxcomprising a first bottom wall and a first peripheral wall surroundingthe first bottom wall, the first bottom wall and the first peripheralwall cooperatively defining a first storage space; a second storage boxcomprising a second bottom wall and a second peripheral wall surroundingthe second bottom wall, the second bottom wall and the second peripheralwall cooperatively defining a second storage space; wherein the secondbottom wall is formed by an extended portion of the first peripheralwall.
 11. The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein the first peripheralwall comprises a first left sidewall, a first right sidewall, a firstfront wall, and a first back wall; the first left sidewall and the firstright sidewall are oppositely arranged; the first front wall and thefirst back wall are oppositely arranged; the first left sidewall and thefirst right sidewall are angled toward each other toward the first frontwall; the second bottom wall is formed by the first back wall extendingaway from the first front wall.
 12. The refrigerator of claim 11,wherein the second peripheral wall comprises a second left sidewall, asecond right sidewall, a second front wall, and a second back wall; thesecond left sidewall and the second right sidewall; the second frontwall and the second back wall are oppositely arranged; the second bottomwall is formed by a portion of the first back wall located away from thefirst bottom wall extending away from the first front wall.
 13. Therefrigerator of claim 12, wherein the first bottom wall and the secondbottom wall are positioned at opposite ends of the first back wall; thefirst storage box and the second storage box are positioned in a steppedfashion; the second front wall is formed to extend away from the firstbottom wall from a portion of the first back wall away from the firstbottom wall; the second front wall is positioned at a junction betweenthe first back wall and the second bottom wall.
 14. The refrigerator ofclaim 12, wherein the second bottom wall is formed by a portion of thefirst back wall between two ends of the first back wall extending awayfrom the first front wall; the second bottom wall is parallel to thefirst bottom wall; the first storage box and the second storage box arepositioned in a stepped fashion; the second front wall is a portion ofthe first back wall extending away from the first bottom wall from ajunction between the second bottom wall and the first back wall.
 15. Therefrigerator of claim 12, wherein the second bottom wall is arranged ata junction between the first bottom wall and the first back wall and isformed to extend away from the first front wall; the first bottom walland the second bottom wall are coplanar.
 16. The refrigerator of claim12, wherein an angle between the second back wall and the second bottomwall is greater than 90 degrees; the second back wall is attached to therefrigerator to configure the storage container in an angled orientationrelative to the refrigerator.
 17. The refrigerator of claim 12, whereinthe second storage box comprises at least one separating plate arrangedwithin the second storage space to divide the second storage space intoat least two portions.
 18. The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein thesecond storage box comprises at least one limiting plate arranged withinthe second storage space to designate a position therein for receivingan object.